[ARABNEWS] Iran will unveil this week a new jet fighter and upgrade its missile defenses to meet threats from Israel and the US, Tasnim news agency said Sunday quoting the defense minister.
"Our first priority is our missile capability and we must enhance it... given the enemy’s efforts in missile defense," said Amir Hatami in an interview on television late Saturday, according to Tasnim.
He added that a new fighter jet "will fly on National Defense Industry Day," which falls on Wednesday.
Hatami said the defense program was motivated by memories of the missile attacks Iran suffered during its eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980s, and by repeated threats from Israel and the United States that "all options are on the table" in dealing with the Islamic republic. |